B Gopkumar named as Axis Mutual Fund’s MD and CEO

B Gopkumar named as Axis Mutual Fund’s MD and CEO: B Gopkumar, the managing director and CEO of Axis Securities, has been named the new CEO of renowned fund house Axis Mutual Fund by Axis Asset Management Company. Gopkumar succeeds Chandresh Nigam as CEO of the company. Nigam oversaw the fund house for two stints totaling ten years, beginning as head of equities in July 2009 and becoming MD & CEO in May 2013.

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Gopkumar has more than 28 years of experience working in the financial services sector. He has a masters degree in business management and is an enthusiastic marathon runner, reader, and fitness fanatic.

Another event is the hiring of Ashish Gupta as Chief Investment Officers (CIO) of the mutual fund at Axis AMC. Gupta headed the stock research for India at Credit Suisse. He has been conducting equities research for more than 25 years.